flawed elections

Kenyan elections could turn violent as in 2007 when disputed results caused a violent clash. Prime minister and presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s camp is calling foul on vote counting that has been delayed for days by equipment failures.

A day after Vladimir Putin took a 64 percent win in presidential elections, putting him right back in the spot of president that he left four years ago.

Vladimir Putin easily won a third presidential term on Sunday, garnering almost 65 percent of the vote (with 90 percent of ballots counted at press time)—well above the 50 percent he needed to avoid a runoff round.

Recent elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) played out in an all too familiar fashion for Africa.

Interim mayor Ed Lee’s election campaign has been embroiled in more allegations of dubious electioneering practices.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s campaign for mayor has been implicated in possible electioneering irregularities.

Burma’s military-backed political party won almost 80 percent of votes, initial results showed on Wednesday.